SY8 4EL maps, stats, and open data
SY8 4EL is in Richards Castle, Ludlow. SY8 4EL is located in the Bircher electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Herefordshire, County of and the English Parliamentary constituency of North Herefordshire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C and the police force is West Mercia. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
SY8 4EL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SY8 4EL geodata
| Easting | 349478 |
| Northing | 269358 |
| Latitude | 52.319985 |
| Longitude | -2.742633 |
Where is SY8 4EL?
| Locality | Richards Castle |
| Town/City | Ludlow |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SY8 |
SY8 4EL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SY8 4EL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 100m | 328ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Bircher |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North Herefordshire |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SY8 4EL
BLITHOW, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4EL 2023 3 FEB £515,000 |
BURY COTTAGE, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4EL 2021 8 SEP £294,700 |
CHAPEL HOUSE, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4EL 2021 23 JUL £225,000 |
2021 8 FEB £315,000 |
THE FORGE, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4EL 2021 26 JAN £372,500 |
2019 13 MAY £485,000 |
THE OLD CHAPEL, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4EL 2019 1 MAR £357,500 |
HIGH BANK, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4EL 2016 20 DEC £337,500 |
2015 16 APR £215,000 |
2013 25 OCT £365,000 |
➜ Richards Castle house prices
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SY8 4EL
| Castle Inn (B4361) | Richards Castle | 211m |
| Castle Inn (B4361) | Richards Castle | 238m |
Broadband
Broadband access in SY8 4EL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 76.7% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SY8 4EL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 51.3Mbps |
| Average download speed | 44.4Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SY8 4EL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 6.7% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 23.3% |
SY8 4EL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SY8 4EL by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 190,931 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 28 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,819 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,442 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SY8 4EL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SY8 4EL.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
31.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than SY8 4EL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SY8 4EL (metres)
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Nearest post box to SY8 4EL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Elton | 09:45 | 09:45 | 4,130m |
SY8 4EL ITL and SY8 4EL LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SY8 4EL:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLG | West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLG1 | Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLG11 | Herefordshire, County of |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000019 | Herefordshire, County of |
SY8 4EL census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SY8 4EL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00070660 | |
| LSOA | E01013998 | Herefordshire 001A |
| MSOA | E02002905 | Herefordshire 001 |
Nearest postcodes to SY8 4EL
| SY8 4EN | Rosedale Cottages | 105m |
| SY8 4EZ | Orchard Rise | 296m |
| SY8 4EP | Springfields | 413m |
| SY8 4EW | Castle Road | 482m |
| SY8 4EQ | 740m | |
| SY8 4EJ | 807m | |
| SY8 4ER | Upper House Cottages | 875m |
| SY8 4ES | The Rock | 921m |
| SY8 4EU | 1136m | |
| SY8 4EG | 1203m |
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